September 2006 update

On 14 September the alphabetical range pleb-Pomak was added to the New Edition: every word in this range has been thoroughly revised and updated. Below are listed all the new words in the range. We have also added a further list of new words from across the alphabet.

List of new words

• plebeianized, adj.
• pledgor, n.
• pleiochasial, adj.
• plena, n.
• pleonasmus, n.
• plerosis, n.
• plesiadapiform, n. and adj.
• plesiochronous, adj.
• plesiomorphy, n.
• pletzel, n.
• Pleurococcus, n.
• pleurodesis, n.
• pleurodire, adj. and n.
• pleurodyne, n.
• pleurotomariid, n. and adj.
• pleuston, n.
• pleustonic, adj.
• plex, n.² (and adj.)
• plexi, n.
• plica neuropathica, n.
• plighting, n.²
• plim, adj.
• plinkety, n., int., and adj.
• plinky, int. and adj.
• plinthed, adj.
• Plip, n.²
• plip, int.and n.¹
• plish, n.
• plonk, n.⁴
• plough jack, n.
• plough maul, n.
• ploye, n.
• Plücker, n.²
• plug-and-go, adj.
• plug-and-play, adj. and n.
• plug-in-and-go, adj.
• plumcot, n.
• pluming, adj.
• plumped, adj.
• plunker, n.
• pluot, n.
• pluperfectly, adv.
• plurennial, adj.
• pluricultural, adj.
• pluries capias, n.
• plurify, v.
• pluripara, n.
• Pluronic, n.
• plush, n.²
• plushers, n.
• plus-minus, adj. and n.
• plusperfect, n. (and adj.)
• plusquamperfect, adj. and n.
• Plutarchan, adj.
• plute, n.¹
• plutey, adj.
• Plutino, n.
• plyboard, n.
• Plymothian, n. and adj.
• plyometric, adj.
• plyometrics, n.
• Pm, n.
• Pneumatomachi, n.
• pneumocystic, adj.
• pneumocystosis, n.
• pneumocyte, n.
• pneumostome, n.
• Po, n.⁵
• poaché, n.
• pobbies, n.
• pobblebonk, n.
• poblano, n. and adj.
• po’boy, n.
• pochay, v.
• pock, n.² (and int.)
• pocketing, adj.²
• pocket-veto, v.
• pod, n.⁵
• podding, n.²
• poddy, n.²
• podobranchia, n.
• Podocarpus, n.
• podophyllotoxin, n.
• pod person, n.
• poeciliid, n. and adj.
• P.O.ed, adj.
• poetasting, n.
• poetizing, adj.
• Pog, n.
• Pogonate, adj.
• Pogonia, n.
• pogue, n.¹
• pogue, n.³
• pohickory, n.
• Pohnpeian, n. and adj.
• poindexter, n.
• point-and-shoot, adj. and n.
• point woman, n.
• poisha, n.
• Pokanoket, n.
• pokerishness, n.¹
• poking, n.²
• Pokot, n. and adj.
• Polacanthus, n.
• polar axis, n.
• polar line, n.
• polder mitton, n.
• poleless, adj.²
• polemician, n.
• polioencephalopathy, n.
• Poli Sci, n.
• politicide, n.
• politicism, n.
• politicker, n.
• politico-economically, adv.
• politricks, n.
• politruk, n.
• Polle syndrome, n.
• pollinated, adj.
• pollinating, n.
• pollinosis, n.
• polonga, n.
• Polonial, adj.¹
• Polonois, n.
• polonois, adj.
• polpetta, n.
• Polwarth, n.
• poly, n.⁴
• poly, n.⁵
• polyadenylate, n.
• polyadenylate, v.
• polyadenylation, n.
• polyaemia | polyemia, n.
• polyamorist, n.
• polyamorous, adj.
• polyamory, n.
• polyblend, n.
• polychronic, adj.
• polycotton, n.
• polycratic, adj.
• polycrotism, n.
• polydeoxynucleotide, n.
• polydomous, adj.
• polydrug, adj.
• polyethene, n.
• Polyfilla, n.
• polyfoam, n.
• polygalacturonase, n.
• polygeny, n.²
• polyglossia, n.
• polyglossic, adj.
• polyglossy, n.
• polygonate, adj.²
• polygonation, n.
• Polygonatum, n.
• polygynandrous, adj.
• polygynandry, n.
• polygyne, n. and adj.
• polygynously, adv.
• polyketide, n.
• polymelia, n.
• polymelous, adj.
• polymorphically, adv.
• polymorphousness, n.
• polynemid, n. and adj.
• polyodontid, adj. and n.
• polyostotic, adj.
• polyparium, n.
• Polyphaga, n.
• polyphagy, n.
• polyphenism, n.
• polypodous, adj.
• polypody, n.²
• polypro, n.
• polyptych, n.²
• polyresin, n.
• polyseme, adj.
• polysexual, adj.
• polysilicon, adj. and n.
• polysomatism, n.
• polysomnogram, n.
• polysomnograph, n.
• polysomnographer, n.
• polysomnographic, adj.
• polysomnography, n.
• Polystichum, n.
• polystylism, n.
• polystylist, n.
• polystylistic, adj.
• polysymmetric, adj.
• polysynaptic, adj.
• polytelic, adj.
• polytenize, v.
• Polythalamia, n.
• polythionate, n.
• Polytrichum, n.
• Polytron, n.
• polyunsaturation, n.
• polyurethaned, adj.
• polyyne, n.
• pomacentrid, adj. and n.

In addition to these new entries, a number of new subordinate entries were added to existing entries. These include:

• (Under pledge, n.)
  • pledge of allegiance
  • pledge card
  • pledge chamber
  • pledge-cup
  • pledge-house
  • pledge-mania
  • pledge week
• (Under plesiochronous, adj.)
  • plesiochronous digital hierarchy
• (Under pleural, adj.¹)
  • pleural cavity
• (Under pleuro-, comb. form)
  • pleurocoel
• (Under pleurodire, adj and n.)
  • pleurodirous
• (Under plexiform, adj.)
  • plexiform neurofibroma
  • plexiform neuroma
• (Under plinth, n.)
  • plinth stone
• (Under plot, n.)
  • plot point
  • plot twist
• (Under plottable, adj.)
  • plottable accuracy
• (Under plough | plow, n.¹)
  • ploughbene
  • plough jockey
  • to plough back
  • to plough down
• (Under plough-boon, n.)
  • ploughboon-silver
• (Under ploughswain, n.)
  • ploughswain-land
• (Under plout, n.)
  • plout kirn
• (Under plug, n.)
  • plug-and-socket
  • plug contact
  • plug door
  • plug plant
• (Under plugging, n.)
  • plugging-in
• (Under plum, n. and adj.²)
  • plum curculio
  • plum tomato
• (Under plumb, n.¹)
  • plumb jordan
• (Under plumber, n.)
  • plumber’s butt
  • plumber’s crack
  • plumber’s friend
  • plumber’s snake
• (Under plumbing, n.)
  • plumbing code
• (Under plume, n.)
  • plume fly
  • plume-horned gnat
  • plume poppy
• (Under plumed, adj.)
  • plumed partridge
• (Under plum tree, n.)
  • plum tree gum
• (Under plunge, n.)
  • plunge-line
  • plunge router
• (Under pluri-, comb. form)
  • pluridimensional
• (Under plus, prep., n., adv., and adj.)
  • plus factor
  • plus money
  • plus quantity
  • plus side
  • on the plus side
  • plus size
  • plus-sized
• (Under plus–minus, adj. and n.)
  • plus-minus sign
• (Under pneumatic, adj. and n.)
  • pneumatic chemistry
  • pneumatic medicine
  • pneumatic release
  • pneumatic tube
• (Under pneumic, adj.)
  • pneumic acid
• (Under pneumo-, comb. form)
  • pneumomassage
  • pneumomediastinum
  • pneumotherapeutics
  • pneumotherapy
• (Under pneumonic, adj. and n.)
  • pneumonic plague
• (Under pocket, n. and adj.)
  • pocket bread
  • pocket change
  • pocket door
  • pocket-lid
  • pocket net
  • pocket pool
  • to play pocket pool
  • pocket T
  • pocket T-shirt
  • pocket clock
  • pocket park
  • pocket pet
  • pocket rocket
• (Under poetry, n.)
  • poetry slam
• (Under poindexter, n.)
  • poindexterish
• (Under point, n.¹)
  • point of purchase
  • point of reference
  • point of use
  • point of contrary flexure
  • point of distance
  • point of divergence
  • point of incidence
  • point of inflection
  • point of osculation
  • point of presence
  • point of reflection
  • point of refraction
  • point of retrogression
  • point of sight
  • point of station
  • point of vision
  • first point of Aries
  • first point of Cancer
  • first point of Capricorn
  • first point of Libra
  • point element
  • point function
  • point guard
  • point particle
  • point person
  • point-scoring
  • point shaving
  • point-spread function
  • point triplet
  • points lever
  • pointlike
• (Under point, v.¹)
  • point-and-click
• (Under pointe, n.)
  • pointe shoe
• (Under pointer, n.)
  • pointer finger
• (Under pointing, n.¹)
  • pointing device
• (Under poison, n.)
  • poison arrow frog
  • poison-thread
  • poison bladder
• (Under poke, n.¹)
  • poke-braik
  • poke-man
  • poke-market
• (Under poke, n.²)
  • poke collar
• (Under poker, n.²)
  • poker flower
• (Under poker, n.⁴)
  • poker run
• (Under poky, adj.)
  • poky bonnet
  • poky hat
• (Under Poland, n.¹)
  • Poland China
• (Under polar, adj. and n.)
  • polar air
  • polar diameter
  • polar fleece
  • Polar medal
  • polar nucleus
  • polar wander
• (Under polariscopic, adj.)
  • polariscopically
• (Under polariton, n.)
  • polaritonic
• (Under polarity, n.)
  • polarity epoch
• (Under polarized, adj.)
  • polarized plug
• (Under polarizing, adj.)
  • polarizing filter
  • polarizing microscope
• (Under pole, n.¹)
  • pole stage
  • pole dance
  • pole dancer
  • pole dancing
  • pole house
  • pole lamp
  • pole-sitter
  • pole-sitting
  • poles-screamer
• (Under pole, n.²)
  • pole of cold
  • pole of inaccessibility
  • pole face
  • pole-paper
  • pole strength
• (Under police, n.)
  • police barrier
  • police culture
  • police harassment
  • police riot
  • police tape
  • police village
• (Under policeman, n.)
  • policeman bird
• (Under policy, n.¹)
  • policy wonk
  • policy broker
• (Under poligar, n.)
  • Poligar Wars
• (Under polioencephalopathy, n.)
  • polioencephalopathic
• (Under Polish, n.¹ and adj.)
  • Polish oat
• (Under polished, adj.)
  • polished cotton
• (Under political, adj. and n.)
  • political action committee
  • political agenda
  • political levy
  • political offence
  • political union
  • political will
• (Under poll, n.¹)
  • poll-driven
• (Under pollack, n.¹)
  • pollack whale
• (Under pollen, n.)
  • pollen beetle
  • pollen comb
  • polleny
• (Under polling, n.)
  • polling card
• (Under pollution, n.)
  • pollution credit
• (Under poly-, comb. form)
  • polycentral
  • polylectic
  • polylege
  • polyline
  • polylinker
  • polymineralic
  • polyspecific
  • polytherapy
  • polyaniline
  • polybutylene
  • polycarboxylate
  • polyisocyanurate
  • polylactic acid
  • polypyrrole
  • polysaturated
  • polysorbate
  • polysulphuret
  • polyubiquitin
• (Under poly, n.³)
  • polytunnel
• (Under polyacrylic, adj. and n.)
  • polyacrylic acid
• (Under polyadenylate, v.)
  • polyadenylated
• (Under polyanth, n.)
  • polyanth narcissus
• (Under polybrominated, adj.)
  • polybrominated biphenyl
• (Under polyclonal, adj. and n.)
  • polyclonal antibody
• (Under polycystic, adj.)
  • polycystic ovary syndrome
• (Under polyhedral, adj.)
  • polyhedrally
• (Under polyhedrous, adj.)
  • polyhedrous glass
• (Under polymerase, n.)
  • polymerase chain reaction
• (Under polymorph, n. and adj.)
  • polymorph-perverse
  • polymorphonucleated
• (Under polyphaga, n.)
  • polyphagan
• (Under Polyphemous, adj.)
  • Polyphemous moth
• (Under Polyphemus, n.)
  • Polyphemus eye
• (Under polypide, n.)
  • polypide bud
• (Under polyploidize, v.)
  • polyploidized
• (Under polypody, n.¹)
  • polypody fern
• (Under polysomnographic, adj.)
  • polysomnographically
• (Under polysynaptic, adj.)
  • polysynaptically
• (Under polytropic, adj. (and n.)
  • polytropic index
• (Under pomace, n.)
  • pomace tub

Out-of-sequence new entries

14 September 2006 also saw the publication of the following new entries from across the alphabet:

• aerobicize, v.
• aerobicized, adj.
• amatriciana, n.
• anti-proliferation, adj.
• arrabbiata, n.
• arthrobranch, n.
• arthrobranchia, n.
• awardee, n.
• bada-bing, int.
• bahookie, n.
• bail, v.⁵
• beer pong, n.
• beezer, adj.
• belly-up, adv.
• -biont, comb. form
• bippy, n.
• bling, n. and adj.
• bosting, adj.
• bracero, n.
• breakout, adj.
• broomball, n.
• cabbaged, adj.³
• carpet bombing, n.
• celebutante, n.
• Central Casting, n. and adj.
• check-in, adj. and n.
• chucklesome, adj.
• churro, n.
• close season, n.
• conchiglie, n.
• cross-train, v.
• cross-trainer, n.
• cross-training, n.
• crostini, n.
• cruciverbalist, n.
• cube, n.³
• cultigen, n.
• cypherpunk, n.
• dancey, adj.
• dead zone, n.
• deboard, v.
• deboarding, n.
• de-pants, v.
• diplobiontic, adj.
• Disneyfication, n.
• Disneyfied, adj.
• Disneyfy, v.
• Dopp kit, n.
• Dorothy Dix, n.
• drive-by, n. and adj.
• Emily’s List, n.
• facialist, n.
• fancy-pants, adj. and n.
• Five-O, n.
• foofaraw, adj. and n.
• Freddie Mac, n.
• gapper, n.
• garnacha, n.
• gay-friendly, adj.
• GIF, n.
• Ginnie Mae, n.
• goût de terroir, n.
• grind house, n.
• gross-out, n. and adj.
• gueuze, n.
• haplobiont, n.
• haplobiontic, adj.
• haplodiploid, adj.
• hard-ass, n. and adj.
• hard-assed, adj.
• hardscape, n.
• hardscaping, n.
• heightism, n.
• heightist, adj.
• hominin, n. and adj.
• hoolie, n.
• hooptie, n.
• hydrospeed, n.
• hypernym, n.
• hypernymy, n.
• ill-deserved, adj.
• Islamophobia, n.
• Jack, n.¹¹
• key worker, n.
• kir royale, n.
• lamer, n.
• langer, n.
• lebkuchen, n.
• limoncello, n.
• liposculpture, n.
• locksmithing, n.
• logoed, adj.
• Lollywood, n.
• looky-loo, n.
• low-rent, adj.
• mesotherapy, n.
• microbrowser, n.
• mosey, n.
• musical soirée, n.
• obesogenic, adj.
• off-label, adj. and adv.
• offshore, v.
• offshoring, n.
• parthenote, n.
• Photoshop, v.
• radge, adj. and n.²
• radgie, adj.
• rapini, n.
• reperfusion, n.
• retronym, n.
• riffage, n.
• run-and-gun, adj. and n.
• Sallie Mae, n.
• salsero, n.
• scooch, v.
• scouch, v.
• scrote, n.
• self-harm, n.
• self-harming, n.
• self-harming, adj.
• self-select, adj.
• self-select, v.
• self-selecting, adj.
• Skilsaw, n.
• sofrito, n.
• spiedie, n.
• supermini, n.¹
• telemeeting, n.
• terroir, adj.
• therapize, v.
• treeware, n.
• tuneage, n.
• twonk, n.
• videogenic, adj.
• viewshed, n.
• vox, n.²
• walled garden, n.
• Wi-Fi, n. (and adj.)
• womyn, n.
• wonky, adj.²

In addition to these new entries, the following out-of-sequence subordinate entries were added:

• (Under A, n.)
  • AM
• (Under agro-, comb. form)
  • agroterrorism
• (Under analysis, n.)
  • analysis paralysis
• (Under auto-, comb. form¹)
  • auto reverse
  • auto-tune
• (Under avian, adj.)
  • avian flu
  • avian influenza
• (Under bar, n.¹)
  • barback
  • barware
• (Under bio-, comb. form)
  • biodegrade
• (Under bipolar, adj.)
  • bipolar disorder
• (Under bird, n.)
  • bird flu
• (Under black, adj.)
  • black-on-black
• (Under blow-, comb. form)
  • blow-back
• (Under bottom, n.)
  • bottom fisher
  • bottom fishing
• (Under box, n.²)
  • box social
• (Under British, adj. (and n.))
  • British Bulldog
• (Under broken, adj.)
  • broken window
• (Under bull, n.¹)
  • bullshot
• (Under buy, v.)
  • buy-in
• (Under cabbage, n.¹)
  • cabbage maggot
  • cabbage root fly
• (Under camera, n.)
  • camera phone
• (Under chemically, adv.)
  • chemically dependent
• (Under cinnamon, n.)
  • cinnamon bun
  • cinnamon roll
• (Under closed, adj.)
  • closed season
• (Under cognitive, adj.)
  • cognitive therapy
• (Under consignment, n.)
  • consignment shop
  • consignment store
• (Under consumer, n.)
  • consumer price index
• (Under corn, n.¹)
  • cornsilk
• (Under couple, n.)
  • couples therapist
  • couples therapy
• (Under cow, n.¹)
  • cow tipping
• (Under Cuban, adj. and n.)
  • Cuban sandwich
• (Under customer, n.)
  • customer-facing
• (Under deck, n.¹)
  • deck shoe
• (Under dinner, n.)
  • dinner suit
• (Under diplomatic, adj. and n.)
  • diplomatic pouch
• (Under dodge, n.¹)
  • dodgeball
• (Under drama, n.)
  • drama queen
• (Under drier | dryer, n.)
  • dryer sheet
• (Under drop-, comb. form)
  • drop safe
• (Under E, n.)
  • EBIT

  EBITDA

• (Under earn, v.¹)
  • earnout
• (Under faith, n.)
  • faith school
• (Under fashion, n.)
  • fashion-forward
• (Under food, n.)
  • food bank
  • food banking
• (Under French, adj.and n.)
  • French press
• (Under funnel, n.¹)
  • funnel cake
  • funnel pan
• (Under fur, n.¹)
  • furball
• (Under G, n.)
  • G and T
  • GLB
  • GLBT
  • GML
  • GML
  • GPA
• (Under genetic, adj.and n.)
  • genetic imprinting
• (Under genomic, adj.)
  • genomic imprinting
• (Under ghetto, n.)
  • ghetto fabulous
• (Under grade, n.)
  • grade point average
• (Under gum, n.²)
  • gum ball
• (Under heavy, adj.¹ (and n.))
  • heavy cream
• (Under kidney, n.)
  • kidney stone
• (Under knowledge, n.)
  • knowledge economy
  • knowledge management
• (Under L, n.)
  • LGB
  • LGBT
• (Under light, adj.¹)
  • light cream
• (Under little, adj., n., and adv.)
  • Little Gem
  • Little Gem lettuce
• (Under loft, n.)
  • loft conversion
• (Under man, n.¹ (and int.))
  • man bag
• (Under R, n.)
  • RFID
  • RTW
• (Under rave, n.³)
  • ravey
• (Under retail, n.1 (and adj.))
  • retail politics
• (Under S, n.¹)
  • SIPP
• (Under sex, n.)
  • sex pest
• (Under sleep, n.)
  • sleep hygiene
• (Under slush, n.¹)
  • slush pile
• (Under smart, adj.)
  • smart dust
• (Under snow, n.¹)
  • snow angel
• (Under social, adj. and n.)
  • social capital
• (Under star, n.¹)
  • starstruck
• (Under stone, n.)
  • stone-baked
  • stone oven
• (Under sugar, n.)
  • sugar shack
• (Under super-, prefix)
  • superfood
• (Under tea, n.)
  tea light
• (Under terrain, n. (and adj.))
  terrain park
• (Under token, n.)
  • token ring
• (Under tube, n.)
  • tube pan
• (Under U, n.¹)
  • UWB
• (Under ultra-, prefix)
  • ultra wideband
• (Under value, n.)
  • value proposition
• (Under video-, comb. form)
  • video message
  • video messaging
• (Under viral, adj.)
  • viral load
• (Under vulture, n.)
  • vulture capitalist
• (Under wedge, n.)
  • wedge issue
• (Under wonk, n.²)
  • wonkish
• (Under yum, int.)
  • yummy mummy

Finally, new meanings were added to the following entries:

• age, v.
• angel, n.
• apple-pie, n.
• bag, v.¹
• bagging, n.¹
• beautiful, adj. and n.
• beezer, n.
• belly, v.
• blaze, v.¹
• blended, adj.
• blush, n. (and adj)
• bobbin, n.¹
• bottle, n.²
• boxer, n.²
• bra, n.¹
• bridge, n.¹
• bulleted, adj.
• buzz, v.¹
• buzzed, adj.
• chief, n.
• clip, v.²
• close, v.
• crevette, n.
• crew, n.¹
• cut-off, n.
• cut-off, adj.
• degradation, n.¹
• dot, n.¹
• enforcer, n.
• foot, n.
• game, n.
• geography, n.
• golden age, n.
• gross, v.
• hunger, n.
• imprinted, adj.¹
• imprinting, n.
• K, n.
• kudos, n.
• lost, adj.
• ripped, ppl. a. (and pa. pple.)
• river, n.¹
• ruff, n.²
• shelter, n.
• shinny, n.¹
• slaughtered, adj.
• spin-out, n.
• swipe, n.²
• talk, v.
• teach, v.
• tectonic, adj.
• terroir, n.
• token, n.
• turn, n.
• vatted, adj.
• vulture, n.
• walk, n.¹
• walk, v.¹
• wood, n.¹
• woody, n.¹
• wrap, n.
• zip, v.
• zombie, n.